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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1417966292

Melva PalaciosM.D.

PRACTICEMELVA PALACIOS, M.D., PASee all providers at this practice →
Family PracticeEdinburg, TXI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
2,264
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$222K
Distinct drugs
65
Brand share
17.4%
Top prescribed drugs
Alprazolam134 claims
Levothyroxine Sodium109 claims
Zolpidem Tartrate86 claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium83 claims
Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
1,127
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
2,747
Distinct HCPCS
16
Medicare payment
$68K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 6,385 Family Practice providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 567).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melva Palacios's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 15 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD56199
Arandapallam Sidharthan
Diagnostic Radiology · Pharr, TX
3071
WELLSCAN IMAGING LLC2344
Barry Cook
Diagnostic Radiology · Mcallen, TX
2135
Ravi Mydur
Diagnostic Radiology · Carrollton, TX
2040
Vangala Reddy
Diagnostic Radiology · Edinburg, TX
1649
GRAHAM, FRANKLIN1425
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc
Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX
208491
Chris Casso
Family Practice · Edinburg, TX
83207
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD63214
PHYSICIAN LABORATORY SERVICES, LLC61184
MCALLEN HOSPITALS L P48177
Barry Cook
Diagnostic Radiology · Mcallen, TX
2346
WELLSCAN IMAGING LLC2243
COLUMBIA RIO GRANDE HEALTHCARE, L.P.2241
Arandapallam Sidharthan
Diagnostic Radiology · Pharr, TX
2142
Ravi Mydur
Diagnostic Radiology · Carrollton, TX
1853
VALLEY EMS, INC.1548
GRAHAM, FRANKLIN1417
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.